It also happens in reverse, you frequently find liberal “Marxists” that make claims about Marx that aren’t true, for instance calling Marx an Anarchist when in reality Marxism is about centralization rather than Decentralization, yet make these claims based on an understanding of Marx found through Wikipedia introductions and Vaush videos.
“Read theory” is a half-meme because it would fix a bunch of problems with the Western Left in particular.
nail on the head. a lot of western leftists sometimes feel like liberals who are stuck on the halfway step of wondering to themselves what is even happening and how could they possibly fix it.
its all been there for decades, but even the mention of some of the words and ideas brings a visceral rejection in some.
Conditions point to certain universal conclusions, but a big issue with the Western Left in particular is being the beneficiaries of Imperialism and having to go against that system to truly be internationalist.
Oh absolutely, it’s relatively easy to accept the benefits of Socialism over Capitalism in a vacuum, but when you extrapolate that to the real world it requires uncomfortable recognition of benefiting from a system that supports you. Now, that system is crumbling, so that jump gets easier and easier.
It also happens in reverse, you frequently find liberal “Marxists” that make claims about Marx that aren’t true, for instance calling Marx an Anarchist when in reality Marxism is about centralization rather than Decentralization, yet make these claims based on an understanding of Marx found through Wikipedia introductions and Vaush videos.
“Read theory” is a half-meme because it would fix a bunch of problems with the Western Left in particular.
nail on the head. a lot of western leftists sometimes feel like liberals who are stuck on the halfway step of wondering to themselves what is even happening and how could they possibly fix it.
its all been there for decades, but even the mention of some of the words and ideas brings a visceral rejection in some.
Conditions point to certain universal conclusions, but a big issue with the Western Left in particular is being the beneficiaries of Imperialism and having to go against that system to truly be internationalist.
they are the “middle class” of the world, ha
Oh absolutely, it’s relatively easy to accept the benefits of Socialism over Capitalism in a vacuum, but when you extrapolate that to the real world it requires uncomfortable recognition of benefiting from a system that supports you. Now, that system is crumbling, so that jump gets easier and easier.